This song is based on the blessing that is usually called the blessing for Torah study, but that is a mistranslation. The word for study is not in the blessing; instead it uses the word la'asok, which means to be busy or engaged, a very different meaning than study. The song uses the phrases soak 'em up, both as a mnemonic for la'asok and to convey the meaning that the blessing is about being absorbed in Torah, and the additional English lyrics reinforce this meaning. Plus, kids love singing it!
Lyrics
Soak ‘em Up/Blessing for Torah Engagement
Music and English lyrics by David Rothberg
Soak ‘em up
Soak ‘em up
Soak ‘em up
Words of Torah
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּֽנוּ
לַעֲסוֹק בְּדִבְרֵי תוֹרָה.
Gotta get into Torah
With all your heart and mind
Put your whole self into Torah
You never know what you’ll find
Gotta get into Torah
Words of Torah
Turn it over and over again
Like Rabbi ben Bag Bag said
You can find everything in it
If you look with an open mind
Gotta get into Torah
Words of Torah